November 7, 2003

Administrative leaders are made — not born

Some of the MGH's —and the country's — top hospital administrative leaders did not stumble across their leadership roles. They honed their skills through the MGH Administrative Fellowship Program, which is one of the most prestigious administrative health care training opportunities in the United States. The program recognized its 30th anniversary with a celebration Oct. 18 at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel.

The hospital selects between one and three fellows a year, and a total of 44 fellows have successfully completed the program. The structured two-year program exposes fellows to every aspect of hospital administration — including finance, patient care services, hospital and ambulatory care operations, human resources, patient advocacy, corporate administration, legal services and practice management. The goal of the program is to provide essential management training that contributes to the growth and development of health care professionals.

The evening celebration included a cocktail reception and dinner, a welcome from Maryanne Spicer, director of MGH Compliance and co-director of the program, a photo opportunity for all fellows present at the event and a look back at the past 30 years. Jeff Davis, senior vice president for Human Resources and co-director of the program, was the master of ceremonies. Guest speakers included Thomas Schultz, a health care marketing executive in Alabama and an MGH fellow in 1973; Bill Kent, a senior vice president at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and a fellow from the 1980s; Sally Mason Boemer, vice president of MGH Finance and a fellow from the 1990s; and Andrea Beloff, administrative director of MGH Burns, Plastic Surgery, Trauma and Surgical Critical Care and a 2003 fellow.

Administrative fellows, past and present